When Zhu Ben and Zhang Han heard this, they were even more embarrassed.

For they are the other two states, and they are responsible.

Although soldiers were also recruited, there was still a gap between them and the standards set at the beginning.

But what about Li Changkong? Not only did it reach the target, but it even exceeded 22,000 soldiers!

It's really...

The two of them were speechless, and felt that such an act could only be described by the word demon.

The most important thing is that it is Jizhou!

Jizhou, who experienced Liu Jing's rebellion and Zhizhou's tragic death!

Among the three states around Qiandu City, it is the most difficult state to recruit troops.

On the contrary, the state capital that the two of them are responsible for is relatively simple.

But even so, the result was..., which was really embarrassing.

But in the blink of an eye, the two of them felt that it was nothing.

After all, this is Lao Li!

Since I met Lao Li for a year, this guy has done many things that are beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

Therefore, today's incident, although embarrassing, is normal.

"Changkong Xian nephew, he is really my great talent!"

"If your father had known, he would have been very gratified!"

The person who spoke was Zhang Xun, and he looked at Li Changkong's gaze with obvious relief.

Obviously, he has always treated Li Changkong as a nephew.

The only regret is that ...... was not resolute enough when he moved the ancestral grave!

If he had known that the ancestral tomb of the old Li family was so powerful, he would have to say anything...... Make decisions against the wishes of your ancestors!

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jia Pingsheng also sighed with emotion, so he said.

"In troubled times, when someone is outstanding!"

Lian Xungui and the civil officials said so, and the rest of the officials naturally applauded one by one.

So, in the midst of the welcome of the officials and the people, Li Changkong finally returned home.

Originally, Liu Yu wanted to convene a court meeting directly!

Then count all the recruits recruited, and Zhang Xun, the Duke of Dingguo, led the team to the north, gallop to the aid of King Zhongshan, and stick to Shanhaiguan!

At the same time, Li Long has also prepared almost all the food and grass, and he can just replenish a wave of grain for the soldiers in Shanhaiguan.

But Li Changkong refused! bluntly said that the court meeting will be held again tomorrow.

As for the reason......

After Li Changkong returned home, he didn't rest, didn't eat, didn't bathe, but went straight to the West Courtyard!

"Steward Yang, ask Li Xiang to come and see me!" Zhen Jian is now in the Imperial Forest Army and has to return to the palace to report on his work.

Therefore, the only person Li Changkong can summon is Steward Yang.

"Okay, young master, you can rest for a while, and I'll go and call Li Xiang to the main hall."

Hearing this, Li Changkong nodded slightly, and then closed his eyes to recuperate.

To tell the truth, the Jizhou region is in the north of the Qiandu City, and it is even colder.

In addition, the environment of the post house is far less good than that of the Marquis of Wuling, so he has not rested very well.

But before he could rest, he had to take care of the black powder matter.

And this is also the reason why he proposed to Liu Yu to hold another court meeting tomorrow.

This is a killer feature!

If Li Xiang's research on black powder is progressing well, then its power on the battlefield will be in no way inferior to the giant trebuchet of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, or even better!

You can even blow up a trebuchet!

Not long after, Li Xiang came.

He seemed to know what Li Changkong was going to ask, so his eyes were bright and his face was full of confidence.

"It seems that research on black powder is making good progress." Li Changkong also smiled, and a big stone in his heart completely fell to the ground.

No matter how many soldiers they recruited, if they didn't solve the giant trebuchet of the Northern Yuan, then Shanhaiguan would always be in danger.

can survive for more than a month, and it is already Liu Gong, the king of Zhongshan, who is fighting for his life!

But if black powder is successfully introduced, the situation will be different again!

"The young master guessed well, the standards you mentioned at the beginning have basically been realized!"

"Xiao carefully adjusted the ratio of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal, and even tried to add some other flammable and explosive ingredients, and finally achieved an explosion effect that was even much higher than you expected in terms of power."

"On top of that, the accuracy has also improved."

"It's more than enough on the battlefield."

"It's just... It's just that the villain has always had a puzzle as to why the three ingredients of sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal are fused together to cause such a big reaction, which is really strange. ”

"There are related books in the young master's mansion, and the villain wants to borrow them for a look!"

Hearing this, Li Changkong was slightly stunned, and looked at Li Xiang's eyes as if he had seen a treasure!

This man is a genius! If they were born in their time, they would have been a leader in the field of chemistry.

It's a pity that the four major sinkholes of biochemical ring materials are not easy to find a job.

"There is no basis for the words, take me to the demonstration! If what he said is true, this young master will personally recommend you to become an official in the court! ”

"Collecting books is not a problem, as long as you can develop more powerful gunpowder for the imperial court, then the entire collection of books will be open to you!"

"In this way, I will thank the young master first." When Li Xiang heard this, he still couldn't hold back his saliva, his eyes were full of longing and excitement.

The words of becoming an official in the court, he had always thought that it was a big cake drawn by Li Changkong in order to stimulate their fighting spirit and make them work better!

But who would have thought that his young master was a Ma Liang!

If you can eat the bread in your mouth, it's called a fragrant!

Enter the court as an official! That's something I once thought I wouldn't dare to think about!

Now it's close at hand, and it's about to become a reality!

Yourself, this can be regarded as the glory of the ancestors!

A moment later, a deafening explosion came from the west courtyard of the Marquis Wuling Mansion.

Seeing this, Li Changkong saw an indescribable surprise in the depths of his eyes!

"Steward Yang, prepare a sedan chair for me! Young master, I want to enter the palace to face the saint! ”

"Ah, why don't you rest first?"

"The stakes are high, there's no time to rest!"

Hearing this, Steward Yang couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the sky where he couldn't see his fingers.

How can the young master of his own family work harder than the master?

……

Imperial Palace, inside the Warm Pavilion.

Liu Yu looked at the pieces of music in front of him, which were the reports on money, food and soldiers submitted by the six departments.

To sum up, the conscription in Qiandu City and the surrounding three states recruited about 200,000 soldiers!

Although it is a new recruit, this number is definitely not small.

Normally, with so many people, eating is a problem.

But thanks to the hybrid rice that Lao Li and his apprentice made!

The taxes and imperial grain handed over by the whole country, plus the purchase of a part of the money by the imperial court, not only did the grain and grass come together, but there was even a slight surplus!

This is another great achievement!

With an army and sufficient grain and grass, he planned to send all the martial arts that the imperial court could fight, headed by Zhang Xun, to help Shanhaiguan.

It's all come to this point, he can't beat it if he doesn't believe it.

Can Tuoba Heavenly Khan really be a god descending to earth?

"Zheng Ying, go back to the palace to rest, I'm tired."

"No!"

At this time, the little eunuch's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, An Beibo asks to see you." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yu immediately paused and sat back down: "Hurry up and call in." ”